Name: Paper House
Address: 52 Pigeon Hill St, Rockport, MA 01966, United States, Rockport
Telephone: +13514448931

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52 Pigeon Hill St, Rockport, MA 01966, United States

paperhouserockport.com

+1 351-444-8931

Quick facts

What is the rating of Paper House?: Paper House is rated 4.3 out of 5 based on 174 reviews.
Where is Paper House located?: 52 Pigeon Hill St, Rockport, MA 01966, United States
How can I contact Paper House?: Phone: +1 351-444-8931 · Website: paperhouserockport.com

Really nifty place! It's unsupervised, you just let yourself in and look around the paper house. There's a $2/person donation request that's attached to the nextdoor house. Parking is street parking, but it's just a neighborhood so it's easy. You don't need to budget a ton of time for it, but it's neat! Good to swing by :D

RoadTrip NewEngland 2023 Aug 15

The Paper House in Rockport, Massachusetts. Built in 1922 by Elis Stenman, the summer house began with a traditional wood frame. Old newspapers mixed with a flour and water glued were then used to fill the walls. After varnishing the finished product, the paper walls were left to the elements to see how they weathered.
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Happy with results, and inspired- Elis began constructing newspaper furniture to decorate the house. Inside you’ll find several chairs, a writing desk and even grandfather clock constructed of rolled and varnished newspaper. A close eye will reveal the writing desk is made of papers detailing Charles Linbergh’s flight across the Atlantic; and the cot is made of papers from World War 1.
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The roof and floor are wood, and the fireplace is brick for practical reasons- but nearly everything else is newspaper. Open to the public from April to October, you can take a peek inside for a $2 (suggested) donation #paperhouse #reusereducerecycle #architecture #historichomes #rockportma

Danny 2023 Jun 23

This place was so unique. This house was started in 1922, and it took about 20 years to complete everything. Around 100,000 copies of newspapers were used in the making of this house and the furniture inside. It's amazing the amount of time and thought that must have gone into creating each piece and each wall. On the outside, you can see layers of newspapers peeling back from weathering over time. On the inside of the house, there is a hole in a piece of the wall where you can see better up close how it was constructed. To be made out of paper and still be around after almost 100 years is impressive. It's definitely worth stopping by and checking out if you are in the area.

Gail Gagnon 2023 Jun 22

I'd never heard of this place. It's really interesting though. Everything is made from newspaper; even the weaved curtains.

Eric Maurice Levesque 2023 May 24

A house made out of rolled news papers and shallaqued to keep the paper from rotting away. A quick stop if your in the Rockport area, but worth it.

Chester Liu 2023 Apr 13

This place is such a cool stop if you are in or near Rockport and like quirky things. We spent about 15 minutes here. Thanks to the owners for preserving their family history and doing such a great job of maintaining this!
The paper piano was very impressive. Even the newspaper headlines were made to line up facing the viewer.

Honor code donation of $2 per person. Totally reasonable.

Julian Malcolm 2022 Aug 05

Very cool old house. very impressive what one can do with paper. It is a nice attraction in Rockport highly recommend visiting. Be careful with the paper and do not touch.

Patti Shaw 2022 Jul 19

I think this unique site gets passed by ... its tucked away in a quiet, little neighborhood. The house and furniture within are made of newspaper. It's a $2 donation to visit. Honor system (there's a box on adjacent property to leave donation). You enter on your own and take your time browsing.
It's worth the stop if your already in the area.